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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-03-25
THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMsBURG COLUMBIA

The visit Of ex-senator Thurman TO
this city furnished the political gossips
with food for whole day. They
could not learn positively whether his
conference with the President had ref.
erence to the appointment of the In.
ter-State Commerce Commissioners, the
Pacific railroad investigation, the En-.
glish mission, or the Secretsryship OF
the Treasury. "The noblest Roman of
them all" settled these csnsrds himself.
When asked If the President had ten.
dered him any position he replied, "No,
I am neither to be Secretary of State
nor Secretary Of the Treasury nor Min
lister to England. ! am not even 60
ing to be an Interstate Commission
err He added that bis call on the
President was entirely social and that
he was not after Office.
There is little occasion for the wide
spread alarm as to the financial situa
ton during the interval before Con
gress convencs. The condition of the
Treasury is much stronger than it was
nine months ago, the distribution Of
currency much more favorable and ade.
quate, and the circum ,tances in many
respects more reassuring. The sur
plus is smaller, tho gold fund is strong
er, and the circulation and supply of
convenient forms of small currency is
more abundant.
That which is deemed chiefly unfav-
orable In the situation is the fact that
only thirty millions of bonds remain
subject to call, and that after three
monthly calls this means of putting
money into circulation will be cut off.
1t is fact however, that recent bond
calls have been of little service, and
that the Treasury has ample authority
and has declared its willingness to go
into the market and buy bonds at cur
rent rates if the situation should be.
come such as to call for this action.
Those whose opinions on the subject
are best worth knowing think there is
no reason to fear that the coming sum-
mer and autumn will bring any serious
financial disturbance, or that the
strength of the Treasury and the skill
of its managers are not fully equal to
all emergencies that may arise.
The Cabinet-makers who have dis
posed of Treasury portfolio for Mr..
Cleveland more than dozen times
since Secretary Manning resigned, are
really little embarrassed just now as
to what to say pext II Was positiyelv
asserted that Speaker Carlisle was Of
fered the place last Saturday and de-
clined, Since there has been 30 much
delay in the matter some of them now
take it for granted Mr.. Mauning's sue
cessor will not be named until the 1st
of April, the date when his resignation
takes effect.
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Nav York MARkETs.


reported bp O. S. Palmer, Wholesale Comm tsston
Aerchant, 1856 Redde ST., NJ Y.
NEw YORK, March 81, 1857.
The advent OF spring gives more active
tone TO the market on all kinds of produce,
together with the scarcity of choice apples,
causing a decided improvement In the
present prices; farmers will do well now to
send their surplus stock at once The re.
ceipts IN eggs has caused prices to weaken
ana selling to-day at 15s for western AMI
loc Tor near by. Receipts of fancy dressed
poultry are small aud selling turkeys for
IL to lSc. fowls and chickens IL to lee,
fancy near by 13c, brothers 25 to 4Oc.
capons 81 to 22c. Ducks 10 to l3c. Veals
not plenty and selling choice stock from 10
10 lie; fair 10 DC. Dressed pork u to 81.
Very little activity In the market on butter,
although there is a scarcity of flesh cream
cry and selling from 80 to 83c; new dairy
select tubs and pals, 25 TO 28c; old grades
IL to 20c' Cheese 13 to 14c. Receipts of
apples continue light and selling choice
greetings and baldwins from to 4 80 per
Dbl, other winter varieties 3 to 800 Fla.
oranges, choice golden russets, $50 per
oox Fla. Strawberries 35 to 45c. per
quart Choice catawba grapes 4 TO &c. Der
10. Cranberries half firmly for prime
stock and selling from 2.75 to 8 per
box. Choice rose, burbank and hebron
potatoes Leg to l.75 per bbl. sweet pota.
toes 90 TO g. 10 per bbl. Onions. red and
yellow, Ito TO 2 35 per Dbl. Cabbage
scarce and In demand and selling from 8
to 2 per 100 Water cress SOC per pair.
Celery 1,26 TO 1.75 per dozen. Choice
beans, medium l.50, Marrow 1,sO, White
kidney l,60; red go to 90, pea 1.5O DER
bushel. Beeswax "a to 25c per ID. Honey
Z to lie per ID. Maple sugar 10 to lie Der
10. Hay 70 to S5c per cwt. Straw 60 10
loc. Evaporated apples II to 1876; sun
dIied TO &c: EyapCrated raspLerries i8c,
sun dried i7c. Cherries 19c. Blackber.
ana aies ioc, Huckle6erries 7c. Furs, mink,
lac. Skunk 15c. to lilo. Opossum \ To
40c Coon 60c TO LEO. Fox 6Oc TO |. .85.
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Beneath the Waves.
FORTUNES THAT WENT TO THE BOTTOM IN
ALMOST FORGOTTEN WRECKS.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
The memory OF the loss of f200, 900
of silver and gold will survive the
drowning of 1000 souls in a coup.
There was the Lutine, for instance.
She was of thir.y-two guns, command
ed by Captain Skynner, and she went
ashore on the Fly Island passage on
the night of October 9, 1799 At first
she was reputed to have had 100000
sterling in specie on board. This
was afterward contradicted by state
ment that ''the return from the bullion
Office makes the whole amount about
fl4O,OOO sterling" "If," find in
contemporary account, 'the wreck of
the unfortunate Lutine should be dis
covered, there may be reason to hope
for the recovery of the bullion"
In the reign of james II some Eng
lish adventures fitted out vessel to
search for and weigh up the cargo of
rich Spanish ship which had been lost
on the coast of South America. They
succeeded, and brought home $500, 1000
which had been forty-four years at the
bottom of the sea. Captain Phipps,
who commanded, had 100000 for his
share, and the Duke of Albermarle
100000 A medal was struck in hon.
or of this event in 1857.
There was very costly wreck in
1857. She was Dutch East India.
man and foundered within three leagues
of the Texel, taking down all hands
but six and 100000. The price of
four such armadas as that of 1888 went
down in the last century alone in the
shape Of gold, silver and plate. She
was the annual register ship, as the
term then was, and had in her 500,O00
piastres and 10000 ounces of gold on
account of the King, and twice that
sum on the merchants account, max
ing her very rich ship. She founder
ed, and no man escaped to tell how
and when.
| In the same year the Dutch lost the
Antonietta, an Indisman, and with her
sank 100000 sterling, besides jewels
of greal value. The Royal Charter is
the most notable modern instance OF
the wreck of treasure ship that l
can just now call to mind. She left
Australia with fS5O,000 in her. OF
this sum says Charles Dickens in his
chapter GU this dreadful shipwreck in
the "Uncommercial Traveller $780,
600 worth were recovered at the time
of the novelist's visit to the spot where
she had driven ashore. "The great
bulk of the remainder" writes Dickens
twas surely and steadily coming up.
Some loss of sovereigns there would be,
of course indeed at first sovereigns
had drifted in with the sand and been
scattered far and wide over the beach
+ like sea shells, but most other golden
treasure would be found. So tremend.
GUS had the force of the sea been when
it broke the ship that it had beaten
one great igot of gold deep into 9
strong and heavy piece of her solid
iron work, in which also several loose
sovereigns that the igot had swept il
before it had been found as firmly i'm
bedded as though the iron had beer
l liquid when they had been forced
there" This is curiosity of disaster
: but nightly suggestive of the seal
!, miserly trick of coDcealing her plunder
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The fee bill Of 1873 fixing the fees
Of certain county officers, reduced the
compensation allowed them about 40
per cent. below the fee bill of 1868.
The Supreme Court declared the Act
of 1878 unconstitutional, and therefore
the only law now in force regulating
the fees of Prothonotary, Sheriff. Reg
isrer aud Recorder is that of 1868. In
most Of, if not quite all, the counties
of the state, those officials returned at
once to the higher fee bill, but Pro-
thonotary Snyder has continued 10
charge his fees under the lower one al
though it makes difference to him of
hundreds of dollars year. He had a
perfect right to raise his fees to the
old rates, bat he informs us that he
did not do this, and we believe that an
examination of 1.-The dockets in his
Office will fully corroborate this state
ment.
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Pain in an Amputated Hand.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
Another curious case of apparent
sensation in member of the body
after it had been amputaied comes
from Florida. George w. Clay's arm
was amputated, put IN box and
buried. Soon afterward he began to
complain that the fingers of the buried
hand were cramped and that there was
sand between them. His physician
and his sister had the box dug up and
opened and found the fingers cramped
and the sand between, just as George
had said. They arranged the arm
properly and reburied it. Clay said
that while they were gone he felt an
awful pain 10 the amputa,ed arm, and
then came sensation of relief and
there was no longer the old cramped
sensation in the hand.
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Railroad activity.
EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH
EASTERN PART OF THE STATE.

EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH
EASTERN PART OF THE STATE.
SCRANTON, March 2.-Railroad &C
tivity in Northeastern Pennsylvania
was never so brisk as during the past
few months or as the coming season
promises. The Lehigh Valley is fast
completing its connecting link between
White Haven aud Hazleton, bringing
the lower Luzerne region twenty-five
miles closer to Wilkesbarre, the county
seat, than heretofore. The Wilkes
barre and Western Road, from Water
town, Northumberland county, to
Shickshinny, Luzerne county, fifty six
miles long, is completed to Mill, lille,
Columbia county, twenty-five miles,
and trains are running regularly be-
tween that point and Watsontown,
while a large force of workmen are
now busy in grading the Shickshinny
end to connect with the force working
from Milville. The grading of the
Bloomsbury and Sullivan Railroad,
from Bloomsbury to Dushore, Sullivan
county, is going forward rapidly, the
rails being put down as fast as the
road-bed is ready. 1t is now completed
nearly to .Orangeville. 1t will cross
the North Branch at Bloomsbury, con-
Meeting with the Sunbury, Danville,
and Wilkesbarre branch of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and of which system
it is to become feeder, and which
opens up the great lumber and soft
coal regions of Sullivan, heretofore but
partly developed The Harvey's Creek
Railroad, from Kingston to the North
Mountain summer resort, is ready for
operation, having been completed to
the north end OF the lake fortnight
ago. This road opens up an immense
lumber district, and becomes part OF
The Lehigh Valley system. 1t is event
ually to cross, the river, connecting al
Wilkesbarre with the main line of that
road, and also to connect with 1t at
Towanda on the north, making, it de-
sired, a much shorter route for that
road into New York State. The LIE.
high Coal and Navigation Company Is
nearly through with the grading of its
new road-bed from Mill Creek, Luzerne
county, to this city. Part of the way
the Delaware and Hudson tracks will
be used under a lease of 900 years
The Company expects to run its OWL
trains into Scranton in six months. The
Erie and Wyoming is nearly through
with the building of its branch line
from Dunmore into the heart of thit
city, and is now about commencing or
a branch from Dunmore to Carbondalt
(for which charter was granted las'
week,) which will connect this branch
line with the Jefferson branch of the
Erie Railway. The Willismsport ant
Binghampton Road is completing it,
surveys, and as soon as the weather
opens will commence its construction
The Schuylkill Valley Branch of thu
Pennsylvania Railroad is now fully
completed to Nescopec, Luzerne county
and trains are expected to be running
over it and into the city of Wilkes
barre within two weeks, or as soon a
all bridges are thoroughly tested bring
ing the coal regions of the Wyoming
Valley, about twenty miles closer t.
Philadelphia than by any other route
and without any extensive grades II
overcome.
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Story Of o Conversion.
ANsEL BOURNE AND HIS SINGULAR LIFE.

NoRRIsTowN, Pa, March 2I.-Ansel
Bourne, the Rhode Island man, whose
case of "donble consciousn ,ss,' has cre-
ated excitement here as we'll as in near
ly every part of the world, left to-day
for his home in Rhode Island. In a
pamphlet which he gave your CORES
pondent, entitled "Wonderful Works
of God" he tells the tale of his re-
markable conversion. Briefly stated
it is:
"When about II years of age Mr..
Bourne united with the Free Will Bap-
tist church during revival in Olney-
vile, where he was apprenliced to the
carpentering trade. In the course OF
few years he fell from grace, and
having become disgusted with the SON
duct Of religious bodies and professed
Christians, he resolved to give church
es a wide berth. The question, "Is
there God T. suggested itself TO his
mind, and after wrestling with it for
nearly year he arrived at the con-
clusion, "There is no God,' adding to
his declaration the mental reservation,
"If there is God and He will show
me from His hand l will believe For
ten years he remained an infidel, and
his hatred for churches assumed the
most bitter form. On October 2S,
1851, he started to walk from his home
to the village of Westerly. His gaze
fell upoalthe Christian chapel. Prompt
ed by his hatred for churches, he said
to himself, 81 would rather be struck
deaf and dumb forever than to go
there" and almost instantly his senses
left him. He was carried to his home
but soon regained consciousness, but
was deaf, dumb and blind. Then the
thought of his terrible choice flashed
upon his mind. He recalled his dec
laration Of ten years before, and his
promise to believe if "God would show
him from his hand" He was now con-
vinced of the existence of o deity, but
tslt that after such pass ~ his, It
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The Pres,deurs Health.

DR.. z. 7. Sewers, one of the most
eminent physi clans OF Washington, in
an interview with reporter Monday,
declares that there is danger that Pres
ident Cleveland will not live through
his term unless there il change IL
bis mode of living. DIR. Sewers, SIX
months before Mr.. Mannipg's illness,
made the same prediction with regard
TO the Secretary and advised friend
to warn him of his danger. In the in
terview DR.. Sewers says
ut may be deemed impertineut TO
talk to.the President through a news
paper man, but know of no other
way of reaching him and those about
him SO surely. You recall my attempts
with the friends OF Mr.. Manning and
their fruit and / do not feel that
should take the same chances in this
matter. | am personally apprised OF
the Presidents condition and while il
is in no sense dangerous it will not be
long before there will be reason for
alarm. President Cleveland is large
feshy man aud since he came to the
White House has gained enormously
in flesh. Now, when he lived in But,
falo it was his habit to take long walks.
Since he came here, however, he ha-
abandoned every form of exercise, save
carriage riding. That is of little OF
no Qse, with the springs now used and
ofh streets for which Washing
resident is man who works
bead a great deal is, in fact,
Use brain worker. He is, iu
srds, a plodder, and his brain
uently filed with an excess oi
What is the result He work
is head, eats enormously and
exercise his muscles his blood
are weakened and it is only a
on of time when, in moment of
ment, he bursts a blood vessel.
you, at the rate President Cleve-
is now living, there is great dan.
that he will not live throughout
mn Term. Something should be don.
TO bring him to realize his danger and
take the proper steps to prevent the
result which will surely ensne if he
fails to take proper exercise.
"What / should recommend would
be the fixing up of room in the White
House and the setting apart of half
hour every day for gymnastic exercise.
That alone, in my opinion, will pre-
vent catastrophe, the avoidance Of
which not only the President but the
country ct large is interested in secar-
Ing"
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According to the views of the Har-
risburg Call the people of Peunsyl-
vania have but little reason to be
proud of their Legislature. Speaking
of that body the CsH says; at is q
notorious fact that many representa-
tives of the people in the Legislative
halls vote aye and mo on measures
they have never read line Of. Amend
men,s are made to bills which they
not only fail to realize the import of,
but really don't care to be emily htened
upon. This is one of the reasons why
it takes bench of eminent jurists to
decide what 80 many laws really do
mean. We will never have remedy
until the people set aside political min
compoops and seud men of intelligence
to the Legislature"
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FRIDAY, MARCH rs, 1887.

There will be parade at Reading,
Pa. on April 5th, in honor of the Grand
Castle of Pennsylvania, of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle. 1t will be one
of the largest demonstrations of an
Order ever held in the State. There
are one hundred and seventy-one
Castles and fifty-three Commanderies
in the state. AT least 5000 uniformed
members are expected to participate.
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SHOVELS.

25 dozen, square point, d.
handle shovels, made of the best
Ames steel, all one solid piece,
the best shovel made and a gen.
uine bargain, sold everywhere at
$1.OO, will close them out at 65c.
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Sthupler's 4ardware.
BARGAINS !!

Owing to the stability in prices
of goods in our line it is not Of
ten we can offer special induce
ments in cut prices, but having
an overstock of the following
goods, bought before the late ad-
vances, we have determined to
reduce the same and offer our
customers a chance to purchase
at a price which will not occur
again.
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WHEELBARROWS.

One hundred dirt barrows,
strong, planed boards, patent
wheels, well ironed and bolted-
a handy barrow about the farm,
garden and stable, and must sell
fast at $I.75 each.
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4 UDI'roR's NOTICE.

The undersigned an Auditor appointed by the
SouII SII OF common Pleas OF Columbia county, TO
mslnDute the money la Court IN the matter OF
leilsWorth et al vs.. Isaiah John, with notice to
SIeasy as terre tenant, No 100, December ierm
IoSo, 70 anu among the parties entitled thereto
WI WI attend 10 the duties OF his appointment at
ms MS onlee, IA the town OF BloOmsbuig on tuesday.
forenoon, when And Where All nar,ies inferested
are requested 10 present thelt claims before the
undeIslgned, or be forever after debarred from
comlnt ID upon said fund. N. u. FUNK,
AAfil Auditor
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PH'LADsLrH'A MARxETs.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.

COltRECIED w WEEhLY.
FEED'-Westem winter bran, spot, $50 "a IA "a
tLOUR-Western extras 400 "a abO; Penn'a
Iainily, ae1h@ 400 Ohio clear, 425 "a AGO winter
l.b0 -N W
yWHEAT-pennsylvania red, No. IT,
CORN.-b0 ia
OATs.-No. white a 35 No. 2, 81
HAY AND STRAW Timothy-Choice Western
New York, 800 "a ia00; medium Western and New
nork, GIL cut hay as 10 quality IL d Is.
rye straw ios 1880 Wheat straw, 10. oat straw
POTAToE Es-New 40 a 90 per Dbl.
EGGs;.Pennsylyania 10; western l2K.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. creamery prints 23a24
creamery hxtra "a, Western extra ia@i6 fair i0S
Liyk PoULTRY;mEowlsl u @.iaK
pkksskp POULTRY. Chickens, II 81
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ROAD SCRAPERS.

Townships in want Of road
scrapers can secure bargains in
several solid wrought steel scrap
ers, which we want to close out.
j. R. SCHUYLER & Co.,
Bloomsbury, Pa.
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STEEL HAMMERS.

Several dozen s lb. solid cast
steel striking hammers at 15 cts.
per lb.
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CAST STEEL.

Over three tons of Black Dia-
mond and Sanderson brands Of
drill steel at 1Oc. per lb.
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Working Glasses Attention.

We are now prepared to furnish all classes with
employment at home, the whole OF the time, or
FOR their spar moments. Business new, light and
prontable. Persons OF ither sex easily earn from
80 cents to $500 per evening" and proportional
sum by devoting all their time to the business
Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. That
all who see this may send their address, and test
the business, we make this o er. II such as are
for the trouble OF writing. Full particulars and
outnt free. Address GE0HaK STINsoN & Co., Por
and- Maine dec24-sG-1y.
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MARkEr ReroRrs.
BLOOMSBURY MARKET.

GOAL ON WHARF.
No q $2.0O; Nos 2 3, & Lump S8 25
No. 8 $500 Bituminus 1925
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-10

AVG thoss whom Q confirmed tendency 70 bill
iousness. subject to the various and changeiul
symptoms H. dicative OF liver complaint Nausea,
sick hesdachs. constipation, furred tongue. an
unpleasant breath, a duu or sharp pain in the
neig hborhood OF tho affected organ. impurity OF
the blood and loss of appetite. sgnalizs II ss one
OF the most stressing. As It Ia one OF the most
common. of maladies. There r.. however. be.
pi.sa 'ant Manifestations. IL is the concurrent
testimony VI the public and the medical profess
son, that HOstetter's stomach pitters IL 4 medi.
cine which nc htevts results speedily felt, thor
ough and benign. Resides recttfyibg liver dis
order. II tnvigorates the fee bIe cong kidney
ana bladder complaints. ana hastens the con
ynlescence OF those recovering from embedding
diseases. Moreover. II 10 the grand specific for
fever aud aHue. mttOll
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The grettest cue on earth for PAIN"
Salvation On ; siug the refrain.
I" You out today. my friend, In the cold wind ?
I thought you we're sick IN bed with cold. "
He said nothing but smiled jolly smiie ana LED
big advertisement Of Dr. Bull's Cough syrup.
said Thereby hangs the tale; that tells ths
story"
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The art bird Of sprias gsiiy came frOn the
.u,s warm enough here" hs exclaimed. {" s0s .
IN bs ssoiick,ng round with worm in my
In tho mora"
Tho mrs, worm OF spring wrissisd upward bis
through tho earth {" 1 caa isei tho soil warmer
to-day"
No mut,sred; III certainiy mustn't delay
To DO born"
Friday night oamo and 90 aid the bsautital
SNOW
The worm changed the iine OF hts course TO
below,
Ana the bird careered south II II spring here,
you know,
In horn.
-krom the Chicago Tribune.
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How Muoh VIII lSo IL?

How much Of 7homat Eciectrfc on is REQ fred
TO curef only very little. A few drops will
cure any Kind OF an ache and but trihs mora
u nee ded for sprHtDs and Iameness. hheuma
usm Y not 20 readily affected an ounce and
eomstsmes two ounces are required. No medi.
cine. however. 10 so SURE to cure with the ~ me
ran. druggist, ls7 and lSe North Queen street,
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"Don's Harry, 0sasls,n en-, -

eaid man on hts way to DO hanged 'thereIl be
,nsryous. and d btitatsd. don't hurry th6ux ht,
ssss,y LOT some remedy Of doubtful merit. un.
CInm OI RELIEF when you can get nc the drug
glats Tor one dollar Burdock Hood Riliers almost
S19 ~ III 70 cure and csrtain 70 benefit. For sale
Snssn ~ - .;r cochran: Druggist III and la9 North